types of power
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narrower: rhetoric

discourse analysis
type: Concept
narrower: rhetoric

rhetorical invention
type: Concept
broader: rhetoric

power and social theory
type: Concept
narrower: rhetoric

political communications
type: Concept
narrower: rhetoric

rhetoric
broader: political communications
broader: language arts
broader: power and social theory
broader: discourse analysis
broader: law and society research
broader: types of power
type: Concept
narrower: persuasive discourse
narrower: rhetorical invention
definition: Rhetoric may be defined as persuasive communication, written or oral, formal or informal; a verbal art or a type of poetics; or an academic discipline concerned with persuasive communication. In his seminal work, Rhetoric, Aristotle provided the original, neutral definition of the concept as simply “the available means of persuasion.” The content and style of one's rhetoric can help to convey to others information about one's politics, geographic region, nationality, race, socioeconomic status, age, religion, level of education, and other critical aspects of self. [Source: Encyclopedia of Identity; Rhetoric]

persuasive discourse
type: Concept
broader: rhetoric

concepts
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language arts
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narrower: rhetoric

law and society research
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narrower: rhetoric